Woman Blogs Football

If a woman can blog a football game, then she can blog most anything, can't she? Well then, I need to give it at a shot. So, ready, set, go, kickoff!

I went to a college football game Saturday night with a man who 1) loves football and 2) loves to haggle for cheap tickets from hawkers outside the stadium. Season tickets would be way too easy. He's always looking for two tickets for $5 a piece (but he will pay up to $10 each) on the 50 yard line, around the 15th row.

Sometimes it takes a while for him to find just the right deal. (I refuse to do this game of 'the price is right' when it gets really cold and leave town.) Tonight he got the $5 ticket price, but it was on the 40 yard line on the 9th row. He was nonetheless very pleased with himself, even before we got to our seats. He had won his pre-game game. He loves a deal.

We proceeded to our very good seats on the 40 yard line.

Here's what I know: It was a beautiful night, we all wore shirt sleeves and the stadium was about 80% full. There were two teams, each with 11 men. One team was Vanderbilt in black with gold outfits, and one was Eastern Michigan in white with green outfits.

There were a number of touchdowns, first downs, punts, interceptions, fumbles and field goals during this game. Vanderbilt won, but I don't know by how much, since we left in the fourth quarter after Vanderbilt got way ahead.

Evidently, Eastern Michigan was playing out of it's league and knew this going in. I'm told that even though they were trounced, they made a good deal of money for their athletic program by being the sacrificial lamb for Vanderbilt during Vandy's Annual Parent's Weekend.

Again, the score of the Vanderbilt-Eastern Michigan game: Vandy won. Eastern Michigan lost. We got tickets on the 40 yard line for $5 each, we had fun & it wasn't bitter cold...........priceless!

What more could you , I or anyone else possibly want or need to know?